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CHURCH RESOURCE CENTER
3210 Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: 816-923-5486

Be sure to visit the Resource Center web site, www.churchresourcecenter.org, for the most up-to-date resources and more!


NEW BIBLE STUDY RESOURCE
GOD'S STANDARD OR GOLD STANDARD?:
Studies in Proverbs

Connect your small group to worship with God's Standard or Gold Standard?, a study that follows readings from Lectionaries 23-25 (Pentecost 14-16). God's Standard or Gold Standard is a study that can be used during any season as a thematic study of the book of Proverbs. This Leader Session Guide contains all the content from the companion learner guide, plus these unique elements, designed to help leaders prepare to engage participants in conversation.

This study guide was written by Rev. Ron Glusenkamp and Peter Mayer -- and if you were at the Synod Assembly earlier this month you're well aware of their effectual and colorful abilities for leading Bible studies. For more information or to order visit Augsburg Fortress or go directly to God's Standard or Gold Standard?


FREE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE PARISH PAPER
Due to thousands of E-mail requests for several FREE resources provided by The Parish Paper, you can now download those free resources from their web site. To download a flyer describing content, click Parish Paper-Web Announcement. To go directly to their web site follow this link: www.theparishpaper.com.


LUTHERAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS (LACE)
Our mission is to support Christian educators. Our vision is to create a community for energizing and inspiring ELCA Christian educators for their work through:

  • providing resources and educational opportunities
  • facilitating communications
  • offering venues for idea sharing and support
  • nurturing spiritual growth

Click to visit LACE


FREE Evangelism resources
The ELCA is reducing its inventory at the Augsburg Fortress Distribution Center. There are a number of evangelism resources are free. (You are responsible to pay only for the shipping.) We hope these resources will become a blessing to you and those you serve! Download: Evangelism Resources for a listing, sale items and an order form. For more info visit www.augsburgfortress.org.


A great resource available to you!

Single issues on VHS or DVD are available for $19.95 including shipping. A one year subscription of four issues is $50. The program comes with a users guide and is ideal for adult forums and confirmation classes.


For additional resources, to sign up for eNewsletter from Augsburg Fortress, and much more click the button below.


Bethany College
Lindsborg, Kansas
A Liberal Arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America owned and operated by the Central States Synod and the Arkansas/Oklahoma Synod, ELCA.
Phone: 785-227-3311
Web site: www.bethanylb.edu

Bethany House of Studies
Serving Area Ministries 1 - 5
Contact: Richard Monson, BHS Admin.
Email: Monsonrb@aol.com
Web page: www.css-elca.org/workshops-bhs.html

Bishop's Convocation
The annual theological conference of the Central States Synod, ELCA. It is an opportunity for leaders — lay and ordained — to gather and learn. The program costs are subsidized by the synod. Spouses or significant others are welcome as full participants; lay leaders are invited to attend. The dates for Convo 2009 are November 3-5. Place: Inn at Grand Glaize, Osage Beach, Mo.

Faith and Wisdom
The Department for Ecumenical Affairs (ELCA), in cooperation with the Division for Ministry, eight partner denominations, and 200 regional organizations, now offers www.FaithandWisdom.org. Congregations can use this unique, non-commercial resource to find ecumenical - and other - events online. With over 15,000 events posted to date, thousands of people use this site each year. Check out the web site and watch for more about Faith and Wisdom in the near future.

Hollis Renewal Center ...
a place to be surprised by God!
No more than 40 minutes from anywhere in Kansas City, 153 wooded secluded acres of wild flowers and wildlife invite your discovery. Trails, shelters and picnic areas enhance your enjoyment of the land. The lodge and welcome center offer year-round meeting rooms. Renewal occurs through education, reflection, and worship; through affirming active and reflective Christian living; and though offering experiences of solitude and community to renew you for ministry in your day-to-day life.
Contact: Dave Mareske, Exec. Dir.
Phone: 913-441-0451
Email: holliscenter@kc.rr.com
Web site: www.holliscenter.org

Lutheran House of Studies
Serving Area Ministries 6 & 7
Contact: Ms. Marilyn Clark
Phone: 785-843-4150
Email: msclark@tlclawrence.org
Web page: www.css-elca.org/lhs.html

Lutheran School of Theology
Serving Area Ministries 8-10
A ministry of the Metro St. Louis Coalition of ELCA Congregations. LST offers unique learning opportunities for lay people, professional church workers, and candidates for theological degrees.
Web site: www.lststl.org

Mission Interpreter Ministry
Telling the stories of how people' live are changed through the mission and ministries of the ELCA. Congregations are invited to register for monthly electronic mailings, individuals are invited to tell a ministry story or receive training to serve as a Mission Interpreter for their congregation.
Contact: Rev. Cynthia Schnnath
Phone: 913.948.9701
E-mail: cschnaath@css-elca.org

Parish Ministry Associate Program
The Parish Ministry Associate Program (PMA) will identify and equip persons for service in congregations without full-time pastoral services and in congregations, institutions, or agencies as additional resources.
Contact: Rev. Dr. Janice Kibler
Phone: 913.948.9701
Email:
jkibler@css-elca.org
Web site: www.csspma.org